I too have seen the tweet. it is indeed very welcoming step On 1/4/17, avinash shahi <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, I also have read the Minister's tweet. Hope she gets her allotted job > soon. > > On 1/4/17, Manoj Gupta <manojgupt...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Just now on my twitter timeline, I have seen a retweet from Ministry >> of >> >> Railways informing about directions of Minister Shri Suresh Prabhu to >> allot >> >> her the IRAS seat as per original allocation by the DOPT. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "avinash shahi" <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> >> To: "accessindia" <accessindia@accessindia.org.in>; "jnuvision" >> <jnuvis...@yahoogroups.com> >> Cc: "jnudpa" <jnu...@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2017 2:34 PM >> Subject: [AI] Naveeta Singh reports in the DNA today: Visually impaired >> cracks UPSC, Railways refuses to employ her >> >> >>> For Pranjal Patil, a 28-year-old visually challenged woman from >>> Ulhasnagar, cracking the UPSC exam in her first attempt has proved far >>> easier than getting a government job. Because, the gritty woman has >>> been running from pillar to post after being informed that she would >>> get a job in the Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS). And the >>> reason is: the Railways now claims that someone who is visually >>> challenged is ineligible for the job. >>> http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-visually-impaired-cracks-upsc-rlys-refuses-to-employ-her-2289089 >>> In May 2016, Patil cleared the examination with an all-India rank of >>> 773. "Around June-July, I got a letter from the Department of >>> Personnel and Training (DoPT) that I have been allotted a job in the >>> IRAS, and that the training would begin in December 2016," said Patil, >>> who is currently in Delhi. >>> >>> Patil waited patiently for December to arrive so that she could live >>> her long-cherished dream of becoming an IAS officer. But her hopes >>> were dashed when there was no communication from DoPT or the Railways. >>> "When I contacted them in the first week of December regarding the >>> training, they verbally told me that they cannot appoint a person with >>> 100 per cent blindness," added Patil. >>> >>> In a letter dated November 8, 2016, the Railways informed the DoPT >>> that they could not accept Patil's candidature. "Only partially blind >>> (PB) candidates under visually impaired (VI) category are recruited to >>> IRAS. Therefore, it is not feasible to accept the candidature of Patil >>> Pranjal Lahensingh for IRAS," reads the letter. "The dossier is >>> returned for further action as per your end," it states. >>> >>> When contacted on the issue, the Railways blamed DoPT for the >>> "confusion" and said Patil was never eligible for a job in IRAS due to >>> her 100 per cent blindness. A Railway official, who did not wish to be >>> named, said, "DoPT knows that people with 100% blindness cannot get a >>> job in IRAS. Patil's file should not have come to us in the first >>> place. However, when Patil's dossier came to us, we returned it to >>> DoPT. DoPT should have communicated this to Patil." >>> >>> Stressing that the Railways has no role in the matter, the official >>> added that DoPT should allot an alternative job to Patil at the >>> earliest. >>> >>> Patil is furious that neither DoPT nor the Railways bothered to inform >>> her about this. These developments came as quite a blow to her, >>> because she had never believed in the word impossible even when she >>> lost her vision completely at the age of six. >>> >>> "I was disgusted, sad, hurt, angry, and all at the same time. Like >>> others, I had also cleared the UPSC exams. But why do I have to face >>> this situation," she asks. >>> >>> Patil feels that India has a progressive system only on paper, and the >>> ground reality is very different. "On one hand, we have job >>> reservations for the differently abled, but the situation is different >>> when it comes to implementation," she adds. >>> >>> She also questions India's faith in digital revolution: "It was with >>> the help of technology that I was able to crack UPSC; and I am sure >>> that if trained adequately, then with the help of technology I will be >>> able to handle this position," she says. >>> >>> Patil has already written to higher officials and is waiting for their >>> response before taking up any legal step. "I wrote to the Prime >>> Minister's Office and Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu. I have not >>> received any response from them yet. I will wait for some time and >>> then decide on the legal recourse to this," she said. >>> >>> Whatever happens, Patil wants two things to come out of this fight. "I >>> want the railways to relax this rule of not employing those with 100 >>> per cent blindness. And secondly, if they allot me any service, it >>> should be as per my rank and merit and not as per their convenience," >>> she asserts. >>> >>> (Inputs from Sana Shakil) >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Avinash Shahi >>> Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU >>> >>> >>> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility >>> of >>> >>> mobile phones / Tabs on: >>> http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in >>> >>> >>> Search for old postings at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >>> >>> To unsubscribe send a message to >>> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>> >>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >>> please visit the list home page at >>> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >>> >>> >>> Disclaimer: >>> 1. 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